How up to date is your search tool for Templecombe conveyancing solicitors on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? Do Clydesdale send you an updated list?
Templecombe conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Clydesdale directly.
My Conveyancer in Templecombe is not on the Clydesdale Conveyancing Panel. Can I still continue with my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Clydesdale panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Templecombe solicitors but Clydesdale will need to instruct a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the overall conveyancing charges as well as result in delays.
- Choose an alternative solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the Clydesdale panel
A friend advised me that in purchasing a property in Templecombe there may be various restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external alterations to a property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Templecombe which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Templecombe should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
is it true that all Templecombe solicitor firms on the HSBC conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the HSBC approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the SRA. The majority of banks do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the practice would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I'm at the point of looking at apartments in Templecombe and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a mortgage with TSB.
It would be prudent to commence your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the estate agent. As you are seeking a mortgage with TSB, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
The deeds to my property can not be found. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Templecombe 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?
Assuming the title is registered the details of your proprietorship will be evidenced by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to carry out a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and order up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for a small fee.
My husband and I are 3 weeks into a residential purchase having been referred to a firm by the high street agent to perform conveyancing in Templecombe. I am am starting to be disappointed with the level of service. Could you help me find new lawyers?
They would have to be really bad to suggest changing them. Has the mortgage offer been sent? If so you will need to advise them of the replacement conveyancer and have the loan are re-sent. Your solicitor ideally should be on the lenders approved list to avoid escalating expenses and delays. That should be your starting point. The search tool will help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Templecombe
We are soon to exchange buying a property in Templecombe but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have negotiated recompense from the current proprietors of £3k by way of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process yet my bank will not agree to this. Should they have been notified?
Any solicitor listed on the lender conveyancing panel is required to disclose to the lender of any amendments to the purchase figure. If you prohibit your conveyancer to disclose the reduction to your lender then they would have to refrain from acting for you and the bank.